Roy's '97 Kawasaki ZX7R Page

This is my 1997 Kawasaki ZX7R. All of my favorite toys have six
speed transmissions but this one is by far the fastest and
the most exciting to drive. According to the test magazines
when it was new, with the stock exhaust, it would run the quarter
mile in 10.90 seconds @ 127mph (0-120mph in 10 seconds).
I have not had it at a drag strip myself but I know the speedo
indicates 95mph in second gear, and I have had the speedometer
to indicate 178mph in sixth gear.

It has a four cylinder, liquid cooled, 4 stroke 749cc engine
with ram air, double overhead cams, 16 valves, four 38mm
carburetors and a 4 into 1 header. The tachometer redline
is at 12,500 rpms. To handle all this power
it has a pressed aluminum perimeter frame, 43mm inverted
forks with adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound
damping, twin front disc brakes with six piston calipers on each disc.
On the rear it has a gas shock with adjustable spring preload,
compression and rebound damping, and a single disc brake.